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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1929
Page
4
A record notes that Concepta’s associative abilities are weak, making it hard for him to separate languages. The observer remarks that stronger faculties would cause greater difficulty in dissociating Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. The remark suggests cognitive limitations affecting language discernment.
A reader describes taking children on a walk to gather tiny spruce trees and planting them to nurture growth by Christmas. The note mentions a club meeting after Thanksgiving with Miss Sara Dewing and plans for another gathering during the holidays. The writer hopes for a trip to Brookings to rally members for the coming year.
The Abby Gardner Sharp Girls Reserve of Mellatte under Miss Lottie Raphael present a year long program schedule. Meetings cover lamp shade making, plays, etiquette, college, hobbies, romance, pottery, and life skills with monthly topics and guest talks.
Walter P. Andrews recounts how a national Thanksgiving emerged in bursts from 1776 to Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation. He credits Sarah Hale with persistent appeals to establish a yearly day for gratitude, harvest, health, and peace, culminating in Lincoln designating the last Thursday in November as a national holiday.
The article cites Hon Harold Nicolson noting he learned many languages but now uses only three. It argues that intelligence may outpace multilingual ability, with Nicolson claiming first class linguists often lack a brain and many brilliant linguists lack mental determination. The piece contrasts boastful language skill with real cognitive depth.
The essay argues modern faith comes not from worship but daily trust in institutions and strangers. It notes bank secrecy, car safety, store credit, and pharmacists, highlighting reliance on others’ honesty and competence, while questioning the unseen risk and the debt of confidence the average person bears.
Nellie M Brusso county superintendent of schools announced students from Wolsey public school won prizes in Mrs Rath Johannsen s poster contest for fifth grade. Letters from Leora Meyer Cecil Schwartz Raymond Wing and Raymond Palmer describe busy months of writing letters, making posters and a play titled Trial of Fire for Fire Prevention Week.
Sioux Falls observers report rising sentiment for Brooke Howell and hints that Trygstad may run. Brownell backers praise a business reputation and foresee strong showings. Supporters anticipate splitt ing votes in populous counties and a Republican nomination lay ahead as the primary nears.
In a discussion anchored by the Christian Science Monitor, the article surveys rights of aliens amid a Paris conference under the League of Nations while noting U S involvement. It then shifts to South Dakota issues advocating reasonable roads, shared paving costs, and funding with limited taxes, urging phased construction from Rapid City.
Miss Sara Dewing reports four 4-H clothing clubs formed in Spink County during the past week with leaders in Frankfort and Crandon. Miss M Place heads 11 girls at one site, Miss Helen Cool leads 12 near Frankfort, and Miss Anta Pieman directs nine first year learners at Crandon. A fourth club will name a leader at the next meeting as officials plan further demonstrations and meetings at Redfield.
Watertown's Alois Fox extols 4H club work on KFDY Brookings station stressing balanced training of head heart hand and health. He urges hard early season effort, encourages participation, notes learning from loss as growth, and promotes members earning trips by strong projects while pledging personal benefit from four decades in club work.
Readers are invited to submit reviews of children's books they have read. Describe the story and your opinion, focusing on books not more than a few years old. New reviews will be published in the coming days as part of the children’s book week coverage.
Gladys Barness, member of the Jolly Junior Sewing Club in Spink County, writes of her work in 4 H and club activities while attending Rapid City High School. She notes steady weekend employment, babysitting, and commitment to her sewing projects and club membership for the coming year.
The McKinley Girl Reserves enjoyed a post meeting program after school Friday. Miss Eleanor Waeckerle performed two piano solos and Ellen Woodruff, now in junior high, presented two humorous readings. Eleanor Nielsen and Dorothy Swan offered an original World Fellowship week dialog with Dorothy portraying a Hawaiian and Eleanor sharing life in Scotland plus dances.
The Senior High School reserves and the Wi-Y club joined in a yeaner service at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Members from both clubs helped in a World Fellowship week program of music and talks. The Girl Reserves planned their committee work for the coming year at a meeting held during the last hours of school Friday.
Debating teams selected to represent Fulton High School include Sophomores Robert Wagner George Haskell Eleonora Foy Princes Montani. Juniors Amber Van Bernice Bowers Ruth Bowe Bernice Howard. Seniors Alberta Halvorsen Aurel Ashman Mercedes Jobs Lois Getchell.
Huron high school collected 20 pounds of tin foil in a month while the grade schools averaged 30 pounds each during the same period.
The OCJ league of the seventh and eighth grades at Enilia School will hold a luncheon in the domestic science room on November 2.
Lucile Stevens reports that the Happy Hollow League, also called the Young Citizen's League, has been organized by students of Ca- Your schools. George Stevens is elected president, Ebner Stevens vice president, Lucille H Stevens secretary, La Vern Stevens treasurer, with Miss Olive Craie as adviser.
Twenty years ago in Huron W G Goodrich from Chicago plans to move his family here. Mrs Elizabeth A Jarvis left for Minneapolis. W G Rickelhaupt Aberdeen visited on business. Mr and Mrs Burr Davenport stayed with Mr and Mrs George Wright. Mrs Harry Monheimer Chicago visited with Mrs J Abraham. Mrs I Thoman returned from Hot Springs after visits with families. Frank Burk and Harry Dall left for Sioux Falls for a Knights of Columbus banquet. Mrs James Pasek of Cavour recovering well and returning home with her husband. Engineer Wolff reported on a proposed new city water works system.
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